G/SPS/N/BRA/2056  
 
28 July 2022  
(22-5720) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Active ingredients and products for specific veterinary use  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordinance SDA No. 623, of 21 July 2022 - Submits to 
Public Consultation, fo r a period of 60 (sixty) days, the Draft Ordinance that consolidates 
the prohibitions throughout national territory, manufacturing, handling, marketing, import 
or use of active inputs and products of use specific veterinarian . Language(s):  
Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-623-de-21-de-julho-de-2022-417050664   
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -social/consultas -
publicas  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_4957_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft Ordinance that consolidates the prohibitions throughout 
national territory, manufacturing, han dling, marketing, import or use of active inputs and 
products of use specific veterinarian.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2056  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft - Consolidate bans throughout the territory national, manufacturing, handling, sale, 
import or use of active ingredients and products for veterinary use specific  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/2 2_4957_01_x.pdf  
(available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National No tification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations.  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations.  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br